PP 2021/0164 TYNWALD Tinvaal
QUESTION PAPER Pabyr Feyshtyn
DOUGLAS Tuesday 20th July 2021 at 10.30 am
For Oral Answer
1. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Chief Minister –
How many internal Government policies have gone out to public consultation during his administration?
2. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Chief Minister –
How many cases under the Government and Ministerial codes he has had to consider during his tenure?
3. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –
Whether he has made any formal complaints about the reporting of his recent visit to Hospice for the opening of the Tevir Centre?
4. The Hon. Member for Douglas South (Mrs Christian) to ask the Minister for the Treasury –
What plans his Department has to provide financial support to businesses and the self-employed affected by the track and trace policy requiring self-isolation for 10 days; and if he will make a statement?
5. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury –
Whether the recently approved debt issue complies with the standard environmental, social and corporate governance criteria used for debt issuance?
6. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
Why the Department employed private consultants to advise on the reposition and replacement of planters in St Mark’s after senior Officers from the Highways Division had consulted with residents, Commissioners and MHKs during the preceding 12 months?
7. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
What changes have taken place to ensure appropriate enforcement action is taken against people identified by Automatic Number Plate Recognition as potentially having committed offences relating to tax, number plate or other matters?
8. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
How many bus shelters there will be on Douglas Promenade when the scheme is completed; and what the budget for them is?
9. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform –
What the strategic national need is for communication masts and infrastructure that cannot be otherwise secured by mast sharing or alternative locations; and how this need has been demonstrated?
10. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform –
How many instances of (a) grievance, (b) capability, (c) whistleblowing, and (d) bullying and harassment have been recorded in each Government Department, Board and Office in each of the past five years?
2 PP 2021/0164 11. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Attorney General –
When the report on legal aid will be published?
12. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture –
When the accommodation strategy will be published?
13. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture –
When the Glencrutchery School swimming pool will be re-opened?
14. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture –
To what extent the natural environment is given weight by the planning system?
15. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture –
What felling or uprooting of protected and registered trees on land owned by public bodies he has licensed in the last 12 months; and what work he has approved to be undertaken in the next 12 months on registered trees on land owned by public bodies?
16. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture –
If he will publish the text of the agreement he has reached regarding planning, tree preservation and related matters arising from the Ballavarvane elms planning approval; whether and how the Department will participate in any petition of doleance that might arise from this planning application; and if he will make a statement?
17. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
Following the conclusion of the Employment Tribunal case involving Dr Tinwell, what lessons the Department has learnt and how the cultural issues raised in that Tribunal case will be addressed?
3 PP 2021/0164 18. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
If he will conduct a Pharmacy Needs Assessment to establish whether the current service delivery is matching requirements across the Island?
19. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
Whether everyone who wants a COVID-19 vaccine is able to have one; when people aged 12-17 will be able to have a vaccine; what plans he has for the vaccine rollout; and if he will make a statement?
20. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs –
What plans the Constabulary has to use private sniffer dogs to supplement the existing teams involved in drug recovery and other areas?
21. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs –
What the Department’s capacity is for sniffer and associated dog support?
22. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading –
Whether the Island will introduce E10 petrol as standard?
23. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Chair of the Chief Minister’s Committee on Community and Public Engagement –
How many individuals have attended each hub in (a) Ramsey Town Hall, (b) Castletown Civic Centre, and (c) Western Wellbeing Centre, broken down by service provided and cost of providing the service?
24. The Hon. Member of the Council, Mrs Lord-Brennan, to ask the Chair of the Chief Minister’s Committee on Community Hubs –
What the basis is for trialling Community Hub Services at the Western Wellbeing Centre; and what consideration was given to trialling them at Peel Post Office?
4 PP 2021/0164 25. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –
Pursuant to his Answer in June Tynwald (a) what primary and secondary legislation and standards apply in respect of access to the UK contracts for difference regime for Isle of Man-located low carbon energy generation; and (b) whether this regime will be extended to Crown Dependency projects?
26. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –
What progress the Government has made since the General Election in 2016 according to the Programme for Government macro and national indicators?
27. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –
How the next Lieutenant Governor was chosen and appointed; and what criteria the local nomination panel used to select the Island’s nomination for this role?
28. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
What training will be provided by (a) the Department of Infrastructure and (b) other Departments during the remainder of 2021 for the Island’s new Commissioners and Councillors?
29. The Hon. Member for Garff (Mr Perkins) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
What sticker should be displayed on vehicles registered in the Isle of Man entering the European Union from September 2021; and for how long the traditional GBM sticker will remain valid?
30. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
What the procedure is for changing roads to one way?
31. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture –
What planning decisions he expects to make whilst the House of Keys is dissolved?
32. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
What monitoring and oversight is undertaken by his Department to monitor compliance with Regulation 24 (Financial Viability) of the Regulation of Care Regulations 2013 for each category of Registered Persons under the Regulation of Care Act?
5 PP 2021/0164 33. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
What progress has been made with the NHS Digital App for vaccine travel certificates; what alternatives are available until this system goes live; and if he will make a statement?
34. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
When he plans to advertise for a permanent Chief Executive Officer of his Department?
35. The Hon. Member for Douglas North (Mr Peake) to ask the Chief Minister –
Whether the use of non-disclosure agreements benefits the Island; and if he will make a statement?
36. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Chief Minister –
When he first received the medical advice that he should close the border?
37. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Chief Minister –
What reports (a) commissioned by and (b) promised to Tynwald since October 2016 are outstanding; and if he will make a statement?
38. The Hon. Member for Garff (Mrs Caine) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
What progress has been made on installing the horse tramway on Douglas promenade; when it is expected the descoped section will be built; what the cost is of soft landscaping the Loch Promenade section including the paving being installed; and when horse trams will start operating?
39. The Hon. Member for Garff (Mrs Caine) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
What progress has been made towards restoring public access to footpaths over Carraghan and Injebreck Hill?
40. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
What steps he is taking to ensure regular air connectivity to the Republic of Ireland?
6 PP 2021/0164 41. The Hon. Member of the Council, Mrs Lord-Brennan, to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
What progress has been made on residential care provision for the West?
42. The Hon. Member for Douglas East (Mr Robertshaw) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
When he passed Dr Ranson’s advice on the borders, which he had received by 13th March 2020, to the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers?
43. The Hon. Member for Douglas East (Mr Robertshaw) to ask the Chief Minister –
What advice the Chief Minister received from Dr Ranson about the recent changes to the borders and the Delta variant; and what response he made to Dr Ranson?
44. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
What plans there are to construct a path behind Vicarage Close in Ballabeg; and what consultation has taken place with residents there?
45. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
What plans there are to replace the red line outside Arbory Parish Hall with a traditional crossing point?
For Written Answer
46. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Chief Minister –
How many people are employed in the Government’s central communications division; and how much he has spent on external (a) speech writers and (b) media and PR consultants in each of the last five years?
47. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –
By how much median earnings after tax have grown since the 2016 General Election; whether more people are sharing in the success of the Island’s growing economy, as referred to in the Government’s progress report; and if he will make a statement?
7 PP 2021/0164 48. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –
What offer of support the Council of Ministers has made in respect of the Mobile Library service; and how the Council of Ministers will determine the amount of financial support it will make available pursuant to that offer?
49. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –
What the Government Code section 1.19 central planning assumptions were when the Council of Ministers most recently determined its policy and priorities?
50. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –
When the Council of Ministers will publish quarterly economic reports for periods since March 2020; and if he will make a statement?
51. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –
What planning decisions he expects the Council of Ministers to make before the General Election?
52. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister –
To whom he has delegated his powers as Chief Minister and as Minister of the Cabinet Office in his absence; and whether he will exercise any powers after he ceases to be a Member of the House of Keys in August 2021?
53. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chief Minister–
What the policy on (i) libraries and (ii) public records and archives is; and who is responsible for this policy and its delivery?
54. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Chief Minister (Minister for the Cabinet Office) –
How much has been spent on overtime in each Department in each year since September 2016?
55. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Chief Minister (Minister for the Cabinet Office) –
What the salary costs for each Department have been in each year since September 2016 broken down by: (a) category of employee; (b) grade; (c) number of personnel in each grade; and (d) terms of employment?
8 PP 2021/0164 56. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury –
By how much the structural financial deficit has reduced since the 2016 General Election; whether Government finances are sustainable in the long term; and if he will make a statement?
57. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury –
What the rateable value was of all rated properties and how much rates were raised to finance local authorities, in 2016 and in 2021, broken down by local authority area and by domestic and non-domestic ratepayer?
58. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for the Treasury –
What the average local authority rate and waste charge paid by a household in each local authority area in 2016 and in 2021 was; and how many rated properties there were in each local authority in each of those years?
59. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Minister for the Treasury –
How much funding has been committed since September 2019 to individual town and village regeneration schemes, broken down by constituency; and what the expected start and completion date for each scheme is?
60. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform –
How many people were estimated to be earning (a) the minimum wage, (b) between the minimum and living wage, and (c) the living wage for the latest year where figures are available?
61. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Policy and Reform –
By how much the (a) economically active population and (b) number of businesses registered to pay ITIP have grown since the 2016 General Election; whether opportunities for people have improved; and if he will make a statement?
9 PP 2021/0164 62. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Enterprise –
What proportion of premises have been (a) passed by and (b) connected to ultrafast broadband (i) inside and (ii) outside the National Broadband Plan intervention zones; and what the causes are of any significant differences in these proportions?
63. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture –
What procedures are in place to raise awareness of planning enforcement actions and promote compliance with planning law; and why planning enforcement notices are not routinely published?
64. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture –
How many inspectorate roles existed in 2011, 2016 and 2021 in (a) environmental protection, (b) environmental or public health, (c) food safety, and (d) health and safety at work; what the reasons are for any changes in these numbers; and if he will make a statement?
65. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
How many people a) were screened for cancer and b) had cancer detected by the screening service, broken down by stage of cancer when detected, in each of the last ten years?
66. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
How many cataract operations were performed in a session at Noble’s Hospital on average in the last six months; what improvements he has identified for increasing this since his Answer on 15th December 2020; and when they will be delivered? 67. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
If he will publish the non-financial provisions of the GP contract?
10 PP 2021/0164 68. The Hon. Member of the Council, Mrs Lord-Brennan, to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
What the cost difference per room has been between subsidising care costs at the Corrin Home and subsidising alternative residential care facilities for relocated residents; what this equates to over 12 months; and what the difference in room charges is?
69. The Hon. Member of the Council, Mrs Lord-Brennan, to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
To which locations Corrin Home residents have been relocated?
70. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Minister for Health and Social Care –
How GPs are advised of the prioritization of urgent referrals; and where responsibility lies to communicate with the patient over the expected time before treatment?
71. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs –
What plans there are for replanting to supplement the remaining trees and bushes at the joint police and ambulance station in Malew; and if he will make a statement?
72. The Hon. Member of the Council, Mrs Poole-Wilson, to ask the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs –
What progress he has made since 15th June 2021 towards appointing an independent Chair to review the regulation of legal services pursuant to the resolution of April 2021?
73. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
If he will publish the brief to the private consultants regarding the planters in St Mark’s; what the cost was of the report; and when will it be completed?
74. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
How many people have reported falls in each of the last five years on the soon- to-be-replaced paving in (a) Malew Street and (b) Arbory Street; how much compensation was paid, broken down by year and street; and how many people received payments?
11 PP 2021/0164 75. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
How many vehicles were stopped using Automatic Number Plate Recognition in each month of 2021 and found to be (a) not taxed; (b) displaying UK plates; and (c) in breach of other regulations?
76. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
Whether a steering group has been set up pursuant to the resolution of 21st April 2021 relating to the Confederation of Passenger Transport Code; and if he will publish its membership and terms of reference?
77. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
When new drainage will be provided on the Silverburn Drive; and if he will make a statement?
78. The Hon. Member for Onchan (Ms Edge) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
How much has been spent on each publicly owned school site in each of the past five years on (a) structural work, (b) classroom refurbishment, (c) creation of new learning space, (d) creation of new office space, (e) creation of multi-purpose use, (f) other external work and (g) other internal work?
79. The Hon. Member for Arbory, Castletown and Malew (Mr Moorhouse) to ask the Minister for Infrastructure –
How much the new path behind the houses on Vicarage Close in Ballabeg costs; whether planning permission has been granted; what the reason for the project is; and if he will make a statement?
80. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chairman of the Manx Utilities Authority –
What the estimated cost is of one or more new electricity interconnectors between the Island and neighbouring countries, together with the associated works?
12 PP 2021/0164 81. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chairman of the Manx Utilities Authority –
Whether the Combined Cycle Gas Turbines at Pulrose can run on blended hydrogen and natural gas; what opportunities and challenges exist in respect of conversion of the fuel; and if he will make a statement?
82. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chairman of the Manx Utilities Authority –
What the expected life is of the natural gas pipelines to and around the Island; and how Manx Utilities Authority and Manx Gas are involved in planning the future use of these pipelines?
83. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chairman of the Manx Utilities Authority –
What the total property rateable value was on which the Board raised a water and sewerage rate in 2016/17 and 2021/22; and what the total rate raised in both those years was, broken down between domestic and non-domestic users of both water and sewerage?
84. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chairman of the Manx Utilities Authority –
How much was collected in 2016/17 and 2020/21 in fees and charges relating to (a) the standard metered supply of water and (b) septic tank emptying?
85. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Chairman of the Manx Utilities Authority –
What consideration has been given to voluntary adoption of water meters as part of the smart meter rollout, or otherwise?
86. The Hon. Member for Ramsey (Mr Hooper) to ask the Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading–
What progress has been made into the investigation by the Office of Fair Trading of the northern dial-a-ride service; and when a report will be published?
13 PP 2021/0164 87. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chairman of the Council of Ministers Legislative Committee –
What primary legislation is on the statute book which has not yet been brought into force in whole or in part; and when such legislation will be brought into force?
88. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chairman of the Council of Ministers Legislative Committee –
What outstanding secondary legislation needs to be made in the next administration; and if he will publish a prioritised list of secondary legislation that needs to be made before July 2022?
89. The Hon. Member for Rushen (Mr Speaker) to ask the Chair of the Chief Minister’s Community and Public Engagement Committee–
When a community hub will open in or near Port Erin and Port St Mary?
90. The Hon. Member for Douglas Central (Mr Thomas) to ask the Chair of the National Housing Policy Board –
What evidence exists or will be obtained about the reported increasing sale of rental properties for owner occupation; and whether the Government has engaged with estate agents or other potential information sources to establish any trends?
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